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The board continues to benefit from a great mix of skills
and personalities and this year we welcomed Juliet Fahey
who has quickly become a fully contributing member of
the board. One of the key highlights of the year for the
board was Dave Beeche’s win in the Leadership section
of the SPARC Sector Awards. This is very well deserved
recognition for the wonderful work Dave and his team have
done raising the profile and performance of the Tri NZ
organisation over the past 4 years.
Of course another major highlight has been the recent
securing of the 2012 World Triathlon Championships
Grand Final for Auckland and the board is very grateful
to Terry Sheldrake and Peter Fitzsimmons in particular for
their vision, commitment and assistance to Dave in turning
an idea into reality. More about this later in the report.
Congratulations also to Terry on his appointment as Tri
NZ’s 4th Life Member, joining Peter Fitzsimmons, Tom
Pryde and Bruce Chambers in this very special group of
tireless contributors to the sport of triathlon. Also special
congratulations to Bruce Chambers for being recognised
in the Queens New Year Honours by being awarded the
“Insignia of an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit”
for services to sport, in particular Triathlon. This is a most
deserved award for a man who has dedicated a huge part
of his life to Tri NZ and the sport of Triathlon in a completely
volunteer capacity.
In closing I offer my special thank you to every Triathlon
volunteer right across the country. Like many other sports,
Triathlon benefits heavily from the exceptional good will of
many hundreds of volunteers operating in numerous roles,
each person giving of their own time and energy for the
good of our sport. If you are one of these people your’re a
legend and your input is invaluable.
Garry Boon
President
Tri NZ
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